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Untitled | Anonymous

The oppressors only win if we give up hope ✊🏼🦅🌟🇺🇸💖.

Thank You @dabbe 🐝 for #HaikuADay #HaikuHive 🐝🪄📜✍🏼💖.

@bellabella 🐝
@BooksandCoffee4Me 🐝
@TheBookHippie 🐝
@CBee 🐝
@DebinHawaii 🐝
@ImperfectCJ 🐝
@Itchyfeetreader 🐝
@Jari-chan 🐝
@jdiehr 🐝
@JenlovesJT47 🐝
@julieclair 🐝
@kelli7990 🐝
@Kristy_K 🐝
@lil1inblue 🐝
@Mimi28 🐝
@Reggie 🐝
@Susanita 🐝
@vivastory 🐝

#HaikuHivecommunityLittenAnnCrystal 🐝

#TroublingTimesinOurUSA

TheBookHippie This. 💙💙💙💙thank you. 2d

lil1inblue 🩵🩵🩵 2d

CBee Yes 🙌🏻 👏🏻 2d

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AnnCrystal 🫂 @TheBookHippie Together ✊🏼🦅💖🌟💖. (edited) 1d

AnnCrystal 🫂 @lil1inblue ✊🏼🦅💖🌟💖. 1d

AnnCrystal 🫂 @CBee Always ✊🏼🦅💖🌟💖. 1d

ncsufoxes #truth #resist ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻 1d

AnnCrystal 👏🏼🫂 @ncsufoxes ✊🏼🦅💖🌟💖. 1d

JenlovesJT47 ♥️♥️♥️ 1d

Deblovestoread 💙✊🏼💙. Love! 1d

dabbe W🇺🇸WZA. I love the “are our“ together ... it actually sounds like we're coming together when you say it out loud. 💙🤍♥️ 1d

julieclair “We are our flag‘s bright stars”. Love that! ♥️🤍💙 1d

AnnCrystal 🫂 @JenlovesJT47 ✊🏼🦅🌟💖. 23h

AnnCrystal 🫂 @Deblovestoread ✊🏼🦅🌟💖. 23h

AnnCrystal Thank You 🫂😘 @dabbe 👏🏼 I was hopeful that I could inspire Hope. That together we are the Hope ✊🏼🦅🌟💖. 23h

AnnCrystal Thank You 🫂 @julieclair Together ✊🏼🦅🌟💖. 23h

dabbe @AnnCrystal You did! 💙✊🏻💙 9h

AnnCrystal @dabbe
💝✊🏼🐻💖✊🏼🦅💖. 9h

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Untitled | Anonymous

Just realized that Walmart fired Adrian Andrew Martinez while he was still being held. An American employee who was kidnapped by armed, unidentifiable agents from a Walmart parking lot. (I wrote this in first Highlights From California).

We have only been to Walmart once (for necessities) since the “no corporate shopping“ at the beginning of 2025.

Now I am truly considering how my mom & I could ever again feel safe shopping here.

👇

AnnCrystal If Walmart refused to stand with their own employee during such an injustice... Walmart should have at least stood with this boy's worried mother. Walmart could have at least secured his employment.

It hadn't even been Walmart security footage that helped clear Martinez of the false allegations against him...it was a neighboring business.

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AnnCrystal How could we, brown-skin Americans, feel safe shopping at this store when they clearly have chosen to stand on the wrong side of history??

🤔 I probably should have calmed down before writing this post...🤨 Walmart 🤬.

#unrelated2books

#californiananncrystal

#HighlightsfromCalifornia

#TroublingTimesinOurUSA
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TheBookHippie It‘s maddening. All of it. 2d

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Sace Enfuriating. 2d

Amiable Ugh to all of it 😩 2d

AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie incredibly! ✊🏼🐻🙏🏼🦅✌🏼... and disappointing (edited) 2d

AnnCrystal @Sace I hadn't even realized until my mom told me today ✊🏼🐻🙏🏼🦅✌🏼. 2d

AnnCrystal @Amiable I am so utterly shocked by this ✊🏼🐻🙏🏼🦅✌🏼. 2d

TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal my daughter had an unsettling shopping experience there this week & she‘s never going back. They thought she was Latino … she‘s Jewish/French … it‘s not gonna matter. It‘s appearance & skin tone. 😵‍💫😝 2d

TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal fyi it‘s what we have here to shop 😵‍💫 2d

AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie WHAT! 🤬 These bullies keep harassing girls and women. I hope she's calm and alright now after this terrible experience 🙏🏼🫂. It takes days to calm our outrage every time we go for groceries (we have a few different grocery stores. There is one we won't even return to). It is smart that she is not going back. Everyone is trying to remain in pairs here...this is all just too crazy ✊🏼🐻✊🏼🦅🫂💝. (edited) 2d

TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal thank god she‘s very tough, but she‘s not very big and she was very upset. Her 11 year old son -who is huge -was with her and I think that helped, but never again. She‘s just going to stick to our Asian market and do delivery. It‘s so horrific. 2d

IriDas Haven‘t shopped at Walmart in years except once for an item we could not get anywhere else except mail order. It‘s the garbage company of garbage companies. This is not shocking to me at all. 2d

AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie thank goodness your daughter wasn't alone, and that she and her son are alright. This is too sad, that this is now the norm. I will keep your daughter and family in my prayers 🥺🙏🏼✊🏼🐻🫂✊🏼🦅💝. 2d

AnnCrystal @IriDas 👏🏼😉...this is becoming more and more evident. This world needs less greed and more empathy ✊🏼🐻✊🏼🦅🫂💝. 2d

TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal yes. Empathy!!! ♥️♥️♥️ 2d

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Untitled | Anonymous

My apologies for having not written more Haikus recently. My Haiku's have been on the darker side and political...I figured that I have been posting enough on these topics...

Then @CBee @dabbe & @Chrissyreadit inspired me July 2nd to write this Haiku. Thank You All for your kindness 🥰🫂💝.

This community is made magical by every Litten here 🪄💖💫.

Thank You Litten Friends For Being My Neighbor 🏠📚🏘️📚🏡💝.

AnnCrystal Thank You @dabbe 🐝 for #HaikuADay #HaikuHive 🐝🪄📜✍🏼💖.

@bellabella 🐝
@BooksandCoffee4Me 🐝
@TheBookHippie 🐝
@CBee 🐝
@DebinHawaii 🐝
@ImperfectCJ 🐝
@Itchyfeetreader 🐝
@Jari-chan 🐝
@jdiehr 🐝
@JenlovesJT47 🐝
@julieclair 🐝
@kelli7990 🐝
@Kristy_K 🐝
@lil1inblue 🐝
@Mimi28 🐝
@Reggie 🐝
@Susanita 🐝
@vivastory 🐝

#HaikuHivecommunityLittenAnnCrystal 🐝
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Itchyfeetreader Lovely ! and for what‘s its worth I have appreciate your others and think of its creative and cathartic this is a safe space to let them out 3d

Chrissyreadit 💛😘💛 3d

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Jari-chan Writing haikus does help dealing with things 💖 3d

AnnCrystal Thank You @Itchyfeetreader that is sweet and fab 🫂👌🏼🐝💝. 3d

AnnCrystal @Chrissyreadit 💖🫂💖. 3d

AnnCrystal @Jari-chan it is truly therapeutic 🪄📜🐝🫂💝. 3d

JenlovesJT47 This is lovely. And we‘re always here to listen when/if you want to share/vent. ♥️♥️♥️ 3d

AnnCrystal Thank You @JenlovesJT47 your kindness is appreciated 🫂🪄🐝💝. 3d

Amiable I agree with @Itchyfeetreader —it‘s cathartic to express your thoughts in a creative way, and Litsy should be a safe space for anyone to share them. 💙💙 3d

lil1inblue This warms my heart! 🥰🥰🥰 And don't let the tone or topic keep you from sharing! The hive is here for you! 💓 3d

AllDebooks This is so lovely. By all means, vent all you like. Litsy is a safe, accepting place for all. 3d

AmyG What a lovely Haiku! ❤️ 3d

CBee @AnnCrystal so happy to see this haiku from you today ♥️ 3d

Eggbeater This is lovely 💞 3d

marleed 💕💕 2d

dabbe You can post whatever you want/whenever you want. We're here to support and listen! 💙🩵💙 Lovely words. 2d

AnnCrystal Thank You 🫂 @Amiable It's true, about creativity being cathartic 🥰😘📚💝. 2d

AnnCrystal Thank You 😘 @lil1inblue HaikuHive has been pure joy, love reading your and every member's Haikus 🪄🐝🫂💝. 2d

AnnCrystal Thank You 🥰 @AllDebooks and I love reading your positive #MidsummerSolace posts, they uplifting and inspiring 🪄📚😘💝. (edited) 2d

AnnCrystal Thank You 🫂 @AmyG 🥰😘💝. 2d

AnnCrystal 🫂 Thank You @CBee 🪄🐝😘💖. 2d

AnnCrystal Thank You 😘 @Eggbeater 🫂🪄📚💝. 2d

AnnCrystal @marleed 💖🫂💝. 2d

AnnCrystal Thank You 😘 @dabbe Litsy and HaikuHive have been a therapeutic blessing 🪄🐝📚🫂💖. 2d

AllDebooks @AnnCrystal ❤️ 2d

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Untitled | Anonymous

Well, this is my mom's reaction to this crazy, disturbing TV show 😂. We only watched two out of the five seasons before we said enough.

Does anyone recall my post about when my mom accidentally purchased this “complete“ series? I will attach a link to that original post.

She had believed this to be a supernatural series from the late 1980s...

👇🏼

AnnCrystal
We usually donate DVDs & books that we don't like.

My mom didn't want this insane TV show to end up in the wrong hands...

This was her review 😂.

#unrelated2books

#moviesnseriesreviewedbyanncrystal

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AnnCrystal

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JenlovesJT47 I‘m screenshotting this so I can find the 80s version! I do love the remake. I binged the first season in 36 hours 😬😆 I love anything in the Psycho universe. The original movie is a masterpiece and imo all 3 sequels are solid, especially 2 & 4. 2 is probably the best sequel for a horror movie I‘ve seen (at least one that‘s so popular!). What did you personally think of the Bates Motel remake? Your mom sounds a lot like my Grandma. When she ⬇️ 4d

JenlovesJT47 Didn‘t like something she REALLY didn‘t like it! 😅😅😅 wanted it gone from her presence. My mom is the same way! ♥️♥️♥️ Thank you for this. 🤗 4d

IriDas Im with her and I only saw the ads for it. 🤣 4d

AnnCrystal @JenlovesJT47 😂 it's just too realistic. With everything that is going on in America...

Also my mom still believes in Fairy Tales.

She can binge watch Grimm and Lucifer over and again 🪄🎬.

Right now she's binge watching the TV show, Joan of Arcadia to calm herself down from the craziness of Bates 😂🎬💝. (edited) 4d

AnnCrystal @IriDas 👏🏼😂👍🏼💝. 4d

JenlovesJT47 Lol your mom sounds like a hoot! 😁 I do understand not wanting to watch stuff that‘s too realistic. Sometimes we just want to escape from reality. ♥️♥️♥️ 4d

AnnCrystal @JenlovesJT47
That's the truth 👍🏼☺️👍🏼🎬💝. 4d

lil1inblue This is hilarious. 😂 3d

AnnCrystal @lil1inblue 😂👌🏼🎬💝. 3d

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Untitled | Anonymous

This post covers 4th of July and highlights three stories about a child and two women based on news reports.

This post in no way covers all the the stories happening in Los Angeles County NOR across California.

Please do further research to fact-check or if you would like to know more or want updates on the people highlighted here.

Please Note: I didn't include updates.

🙏🏼✊🏼🐻✌🏼.

AnnCrystal #unrelated2books

#californiananncrystal

#HighlightsfromCalifornia

#TroublingTimesinOurUSA

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AnnCrystal It feels like everyone in Los Angeles County has been rejuvenated by the start of a new month.

More protests:

“Rallies to be held across LA Tuesday as part of citywide day of action against immigration raids.“

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is expected to hold a press conference.

Laws and bills that prohibits U.S. agents from being unidentifiable continues to be pushed.

👇 4d

AnnCrystal As for the 4th of July, many celebrations are being cancelled to protect people from agents.

In any cave, it doesn't seem like a holiday to be celebrating during these dark days in America. Where Freedom and The Constitution of the United States along with the Bill of Rights is bluntly being challenged.

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AnnCrystal Story One:

A boy, his mother and his 9-year-old sibling, originally from Honduras, were seized after the three attended their May 29 immigration hearing in Los Angeles. Attorneys try to challenge this immigration arrest of this family, who are now being held in Texas.

“The Guardian“ identified this mother as “Ms Z.“

I was unable to find any further updates. (edited) 4d

AnnCrystal Story Two:

Earlier in June 2025
In Huntington Park, CA a 28-years-old U.S. citizen, pregnant with twins, encountered ICE agents who were looking for her undocumented husband.

The woman, who is due in November, said the agents busted into her bathroom while she was in the shower, demanding that she come out without giving her any privacy.

“I feel like a criminal now,” she said. “I felt humiliated. I‘m pregnant. I‘m scared. I‘m shaking.”

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AnnCrystal Note, I did not highlight the woman's name in story two due to the disrespect she experienced.

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AnnCrystal Story Three:

Immigrant, Yuriana Julia Pelaez Calderon, who goes by the name Juli,
was taken by “POSSIBLE“ federal agents, who were masked and unidentifiable, on Wednesday, June 25. She was brought down to the U.S. border at San Ysidro and is now being held in a warehouse of both male and female captives until she agrees to self-deport.
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GingerAntics OH MY GOD, ALL OF THIS IS DISGUISING!!! 4d

AnnCrystal Sourced from CBS, NBC, KTLA, ABC, and The Guardian.
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AnnCrystal @GingerAntics ✊🏼😢🙏🏼🐻🙏🏼🦅. 4d

GingerAntics @AnnCrystal I‘m not sure which story is worse. All I can say, is this administration is giving kidnappers of any persuasion the perfect cover to kidnap people and do who only knows what to them. 4d

AnnCrystal @GingerAntics that is the terrifying truth ✊🏼🦅 And the way they treat the girls/women during sweeps and protests. It's enraging ✊🏼🐻🙏🏼💝. 4d

AmyG It is only going to get worse. Concentration camps in FL, DHS is terminating protected status for Haitians so 500,000 people could be deported, talk of revoking Mamdani‘s citizenship because he won a NY primary. Insanity. (edited) 4d

Susanita Horrible 4d

AnnCrystal @AmyG I haven't been keeping myself updated on immigration news from across America but I did take note about that camp in Florida... that's terrifyingly inhumane. And there are deadly storms there?! I even read that the administration will cut hurricane forecasters out of key satellite data in a about a month. What?!

500,000 Haitians! Oh no, no, no 🙏🏼🦅💝.

Wait, revoke citizenship? That can happen?!?! Then again, non of this should happen.

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AnnCrystal @Susanita true! This is insanity ✊🏼🐻✊🏼🦅🙏🏼✌🏼💝. 4d

Amiable Thank you for continuing to bear witness and shine a light on the dark ugliness that is being inflicted upon our country by those in the White House. 4d

TheBookHippie Thank you for posting these. I appreciate it so very much. 4d

TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal last I heard they are not together and people are trying to free the kids at least without results… I‘m trying to keep track there are so many. 4d

dabbe Thanks for sharing these ugly truths. The daily fight goes on. ✊🏻💙✊🏻 4d

Deblovestoread Thank you for taking the time to share these personal accounts. I think it is so important for people to read individual stories. I cannot imagine the terror the pregnant woman must have felt. For each of these individuals to be terrorized is inhumane, and for those of you that don‘t get it they deserve the exact same rights, dignity and freedom you do! 4d

AnnCrystal @Amiable I'm hoping for change, I continue hoping 🫂✊🏼🐻🙏🏼🦅💝. 4d

AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie Thank You for the update 🫂 I couldn't find any more info. 🙏🏼 I know what you mean, everything is happening at lightening speed. There are stories I cannot even find a second time. Imagine those who are alone, even Americans, who have no one fighting for them or telling their stories...Thank you for trying to keep track ✊🏼🐻✌🏼🙏🏼🦅💝. 4d

AnnCrystal @dabbe Absolutely. Together we can inspire change ✊🏼🐻✊🏼🦅🙏🏼💝. 4d

AnnCrystal 😘 @Deblovestoread Inhumane is the right word, utterly, unjustly inhumane ✊🏼🐻🙏🏼🦅💝. 4d

TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal we have a meeting here soon with our immigration nonprofit I think it‘s the 17th. I‘ll let you know how it goes. They generally have a ton of info etc 4d

Eggbeater Thank you for posting. Sometimes, it feels like the only thing I can do is bear witness to atrocities. I will not turn away. 💔 4d

AnnCrystal 🫂 @Eggbeater it is difficult to witness these cruelties happening in our reality, to witness these dark times without knowing when the hatred will end...but we must hold onto hope. Always remain Hopeful...once hope is lost, they will win ✊🏼🐻✌🏼🦅🙏🏼💝. 4d

GingerAntics @AnnCrystal oh yeah! Tell me again how you all are protecting women? 🙄 They just want to control them. They just want them silent. 2d

AnnCrystal Truth @GingerAntics precisely 🎯 ✊🏼😢💝. 2d

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To Shape a Dragon's Breath | Moniquill Blackgoose

Just when I quit seeking Viking vibes and was just enjoying what is woven into this story, I've begun encountering Viking elements.

This book now has everything I expected. The Indigenous POV, a Viking conquered world, the steampunk vibes, magic, and the Dragons.

The descriptions of the different kinds of Dragon breeds and what their strengths are... absolutely fascinating.

On Page 105 of 511 🐉📚💝.

BookmarkTavern Book 2 will come out in January of 2026! 4d

AnnCrystal Thank You 👏🏼🥳@BookmarkTavern that's too exciting! Can't wait! Going on my “must read“ TBR 🐉📚💝💝💝. 4d

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The Lost Dreamer | Lizz Huerta

This drops the reader right into a dramatic scene! Wow 🔥📚💝. On Page 12

#thelostdreamerreviewedbyanncrystal

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Terciel & Elinor | Garth Nix

Love the mysterious set up. Of course, we fan readers of this series know what exists in the North, but to start the story this way for Elinor is splendid. Creates spooky vibes 👏🏼📚💝. On Page 22

#theoldkingdomreviewedbyanncrystal

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The Blast from the Past: A Riley Thorn Novel | Lucy Score

LOL! This always brings on laughs and positive vibes. Magically woven 🪄📚💝. On Page 14

#rileythornreviewedbyanncrystal

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To Shape a Dragon's Breath | Moniquill Blackgoose

This Viking ruled world continues to feel more English than Nordic or Scottish?? Perhaps this rule comes from the Normans?? I'm enjoying this nonetheless 🐉📚💝. On Page 81

#nampeshiweisitreviewedbyanncrystal

@Amiable:
#ChunksterChallenge!
#ChunksterChallenge2025

@julieclair #AllergicToChunksters

Amiable Looks good! How many pages is it ? I‘m assuming more than the 1 that is listed here. 😄 5d

AnnCrystal @Amiable 💝🥳📚 I'm on Page eighty-one of 511 pages ☺️👍🏼💝. (edited) 5d

julieclair Glad you‘re enjoying it! 3d

AnnCrystal Thank You @julieclair 🥳📚🐉💝. 3d

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Untitled | Anonymous

Look, my old stash of pogs and slammers!

Kinda resembles crypto currency...don't they?? Am I rich? Do these make me a billionaire? Do I have extra book bucks?? 😂

LOL Collected these when I was growing up in the 1990s.

#californiananncrystal

TheBookHippie Fun! My daughter collected these when she was small. 6d

AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie 👏🏼🥳 they were splendid fun 💝💝💝. 6d

AnnCrystal #unrelated2books 6d

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Jari-chan Memories of my own childhood 😃 6d

AnnCrystal @Jari-chan I always wondered why they hadn't remained popular for longer. I loved collecting them 👏🏼🥳💖💖💖. 6d

Jari-chan @AnnCrystal I did too! 😄 6d

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Batman Begins | Dennis O'Neill

I made this quickly-crafted bookmark today 🦇💝...decorative tape, paper, and marker 🪄🔖😉.

This character qoute defines how my mom and I feel right now.

We're frightened FOR our county, state, & country. We are terrified FOR wildlife and Mother Nature. We are horrified FOR girls, Children, and women. We fear FOR our Californians, both born and immigrant. We are worried FOR our Indigenous Americans being mistakenly targeted by ICE.

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AnnCrystal But we ourselves are not frightened, we are infuriated about what is happening.

Every morning and evening we turn to our Catholic God. We relinquish to Him our anger and feel like He gifts us Hope in return.

We believe that this turns our fury into fuel.

My mom has her outlets, and Litsy has become mine.

Thank you Littens for your patience with my posts. I will always be thankful that I was met with such kindness and understanding here 😘📚💝
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AnnCrystal #zeal4batman

#craftbyanncrystal

#californiananncrystal

#TroublingTimesinOurUSA

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Eggbeater I love it! 6d

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kspenmoll Your posts are wonderfully heartfelt. No patience needed! 💕💕 6d

Deblovestoread ❤️❤️❤️ 6d

AnnCrystal Thank You @Eggbeater 🦇☺️👍🏼💝. 6d

AnnCrystal Thank You 😘 @kspenmoll that is very sweet of you 🥰👍🏼🦇💝. 6d

AnnCrystal @Deblovestoread 💝💖🦇💖💝. 6d

Jari-chan 👏💪💖 6d

AnnCrystal @Jari-chan 💖🦇💝💪🏼🐻👍🏼. 6d

dabbe 💙✊💙 5d

AnnCrystal @dabbe 💖🦇✊🏼🐻💙💖 5d

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Untitled | Anonymous

This post highlights the stories of five Americans and two immigrants, and is based on news reports.

This post in no way covers all the the stories happening in Los Angeles County NOR across California.

Please do further research to fact-check or if you would like to know more or want updates on the people highlighted here.

Please Note: I didn't include updates on releases or about if anyone faces charges.

🙏🏼✊🏼🐻✌🏼.

AnnCrystal #unrelated2books

#californiananncrystal

#HighlightsfromCalifornia

#TroublingTimesinOurUSA

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AnnCrystal 1

Cary López Alvarado, a 9 Month pregnant American born was detained by ice when they came for her undocumented boyfriend.

Alvarado told agents that she was “from here“ they asked, “where's here?“ When she explained herself, they wouldn't believe her.

She was later released to a hospital and has since had her beautiful baby.

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AnnCrystal 2

When Walmart employee Adrian Andrew Martinez, an American Born, tried to inquire about a coworker who was being detained in Pico Rivera...Martinez himself was detained after a violent struggle with federal agents.

This incident is important because agents claimed Martinez pulled a punch and assaulted a federal agent. Security footage provided proof that this was untrue...which seemingly sets a questionable tone upon accusations against others. (edited) 7d

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While I have made comments about most of the stories I've gathered for this post...I did a whole standalone post about the following American, which did include an update.

American born Andrea Velez, was detained by ICE agents in downtown Los Angeles while walking to work.

Velez was dropped off by her mom and sister and they witnessed her being kidnapped.

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AnnCrystal 4

FBI agents took Alejandro Theodoro Orellana into custody for allegedly “distributing face shields to suspected rioters”

A video appears to show Orellana giving these face shields to random people during daylight hours. It seems odd that Orellana would be held accountable if one or more of these apparent “strangers“ later became violent.

Some sources claim that Orellana is a former U.S. Marine.

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AnnCrystal 5

In Boyle Heights, federal agents detained a U.S. citizen, Christian Cerna by boxing in his car with unmarked vehicles. Witnesses described agents using vehicles to trap the car and emerging with weapons drawn. One witness reported tear gas being used.

Cerna's partner and two young children were also in the car at the time of the arrest.

It is claimed that Cerna had punched an agent at a protest.

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AnnCrystal One

Undocumented Immigrant Narciso Barranco, who is the father of THREE U.S. Marines was violently arrested by ICE in Santa Ana, CA. He remains detained.

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AnnCrystal Two

Green card holder, Sae Joon Park is an Army Veteran and Purple Heart recipient who has lived in the U.S. for more than four decades. Park says that after he was targeted by the trump administration, he self-deported to South Korea.

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AnnCrystal These notes were compiled from Los Angeles, CA News Station branches CBS, NBC, KTLA, and ABC 🙏🏼🐻✌🏼. (edited) 7d

IriDas It is just really terrible. 7d

Susanita How is this making us safer or great again? 7d

AnnCrystal 🫂 @IriDas true, a terrible nightmare 🙏🏼🐻✊🏼💝. 7d

AnnCrystal 🫂 @Susanita I still can't believe this is all happening...I mean, it is happening, but it's crazy you know ✊🏼🐻🙏🏼💝. (edited) 7d

MemoirsForMe 😱😱😱 7d

Deblovestoread This is horrific! 🤯🤬🤬🤬🤬 7d

AmyG Horrific.@Susanita It doesn‘t. It‘s hatred of the “other”. (edited) 7d

CBee Absolutely horrific and traumatic. Thank you for posting these stories! 7d

TheBookHippie So so horrific. 7d

TheBookHippie @Susanita ugh it‘s so so awful 7d

AnnCrystal 🫂 @MemoirsForMe 🙏🏼🐻✌🏼💝. 7d

AnnCrystal 🫂 @Deblovestoread like something out of a bad movie 🙏🏼🐻✌🏼💝. 7d

AnnCrystal 🫂 @AmyG perfectly described. I've heard it said that some agents refer to captures as “bodies“ and such. 🙏🏼🐻✌🏼💝. 7d

AnnCrystal 🫂 @CBee I feel it's my responsibility. I am just so grateful that these stories are being read 😘🙏🏼🐻✌🏼💝. 7d

AnnCrystal 🫂 @TheBookHippie it's truly unbelievable how this is all happening in the 21st century 🙏🏼🐻✌🏼💝. 7d

TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal truly .. 7d

Amiable It‘s horrible enough that they are grabbing people based solely on racial profiling—but the lying about it afterwards (ie claiming the people “assaulted” the officers) really puts the sprinkles on the Gestapo cupcakes. 7d

CBee @AnnCrystal ♥️♥️ 7d

AnnCrystal 🫂 @Amiable absolutely correct. It's truly upsetting and sets a horrific tone to “their“ rule book 🙏🏼🐻✌🏼💝 6d

AnnCrystal 🫂 @CBee 🙏🏼🐻✌🏼💝. 6d

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Thank You @debinhawaii for #5JoysFriday 💕🌺💖

1- Littens of Litsy, thank you my friends for your patience and understanding about my political posts ✊🏼🐻🙏🏼🦅✌🏼.

2- walked into a grocery store the other day (not the mean one that I've posted about) and my teenage soundtrack played from the stores speakers. Ahhh, the strange magic of music 🎶💖.

3- found Organic chocolate 🍫 candy made here in America 😋🍫💝.

👇

AnnCrystal Good find, because the NON-organic candies from my remedy basket (last year) really made me crazy. The chemicals really messed with my mom's and my heads 😒😵‍💫🥺.

4- Garden Magic 🌱💝.

5- July is nearly here! I'm so, utterly ready for this chaotic month of June to be over with...🤬✊🏼🐻✌🏼

#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal 1w

lil1inblue 💓💓💓💓💓 1w

AnnCrystal @lil1inblue 💖💖🐻👍🏼💖💖. (edited) 1w

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Thank you @dabbe for creating #TLT #ThreeListThursday

59/100 · 59% 👏🏼🥳🎬💃💝.

Batman (1989)
Batman Returns (1992)
Batman Forever (1995)

😂 Surprise 🦇💝...actually that was difficult, there were so many incredible movies 🤩🎬🤩💝.

#zeal4batman

#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal

dabbe I thought of you with all the Batmans! 🤩 Thanks for playing and sharing. ♥️🍿💛 1w

AnnCrystal @dabbe 🦇🥰👌🏼💝🎬💝🍿💝. 1w

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From NBC Los Angeles

...she saw her sister being thrown to the ground before being arrested and forced into an unmarked car by unidentified officers near 9th and Main Street in downtown Los Angeles.

“We dropped off my sister to go to work like we always do, all of a sudden, my mom in the rearview mirror she saw how a man went on top of her. Basically, dropped her on the floor and started putting her in handcuffs and trying to arrest her,“ ...

AnnCrystal This American girl is 4'10, her kidnappers were said to be large men who stood around 6'...they came for her like masked thugs and kidnapped her...

But they are accusing this woman of assault!!

#californiananncrystal
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Eggbeater 💔😡 1w

AnnCrystal @Eggbeater truly 🙏🏼✊🏼🐻✌🏼💝. 1w

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AnnCrystal @Eggbeater & Litten Friends

Update
Andrea Velez was released at 6 p.m. on June 26, 2025 on a $5,000 bond.

The Department of Homeland Security said Velez “forcefully obstructed an ICE officer,“ and is charged with assaulting a federal officer.“

A charge that Velez and witnesses says is untrue.

Velez's lawyer is filing lawsuit in defense of his client. (edited) 1w

Eggbeater Thanks for the update. I'm glad she is back with her family now. If there was any justice, she'd become rich. 1w

AnnCrystal @Eggbeater True 👏🏼🐻✊🏼 i believe that she just may be the one who California needs to help us stop this insanity. In History, there always seems one (usually unexpectedly) who becomes the face in the fight against injustice. ✊🏼🐻✌🏼💝. 1w

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AnnCrystal #HighlightsfromCalifornia

#TroublingTimesinOurUSA

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Although this is based on a real life event, I didn't give real life details...I wanted to capture the sum of the scene.

I've caught the news coverage twice, and believe it was a Jacaranda that the poor woman held onto.

If a Jacaranda, it's strangely symbolic. Legend has said that this tree was blessed by a Goddess.

This Legend is in the next comment.

Then following the legend, there is an All Creator prayer. Creators Ancient and modern.

👇

AnnCrystal From the Webs

One Amazonian Legend tells about a beautiful bird named Mitu who landed on a jacaranda tree, carrying a lovely Goddess of the moon. She came to live among villagers and share Her knowledge and ethics.

When ready to leave, She adorned the Jacaranda with beautiful blooms so that every time the tree blooms, Her teachings will be remembered. She than returned to the sky worlds to be with Her soul mate, the Son of the Sun.

👇 1w

AnnCrystal Let us Pray to the Creators of all people, asking the Creators to protect the Freedom of The United States Of America and the Rights and the Liberty of All Citizens of this Great Nation.

For the Nations of the World, that America will help them to Achieve Or Maintain Peace, Freedom, Justice, and Prosperity.

For the United States President, that he/she will be Guided to Act Wisely for the Common Good. 1w

AnnCrystal For those Elected to Serve Us, that they will Respect Our Liberties and Defend the Rights of the Unborn, the Aged, the Poor, and Racial Minorities.

Creators of all people, may you hear our cries and Grant these Prayers we make for Our Beloved Nation.
1w

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AnnCrystal #EarthHealingHopepostsbyanncrystal

#craftbyanncrystal

✊🏼🐻✌🏼.
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Leftcoastzen 😢✊🙏 1w

AnnCrystal @Leftcoastzen 🫂✊🏼🐻✌🏼🙏🏼💝. 1w

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I'm struggling a bit with staying calm 🥺🤬🤨 during all of June.

First my dad couldn't understand my mom. They had an argument because my dad couldn't understand why my mom or I wouldn't go into the neighboring town to pick up a non-necessary item for him.

My mom and I have been remaining local. Again, we're Americans. But these masked men are kidnapping Americans and immigrates and placing them in unmarked vehicles.

👇

AnnCrystal Then...

a text for my dad was sent to my mom by accident. It was Little t related.

This person is an old friend of the family, a family-like friend. He is a retired cop and someone whose number we were memorizing as part of our emergency contacts in case we accidentally get swept to another state/country. We figured he'd know how to help...the law lango...🤔🤨...

👇 (edited) 1w

AnnCrystal A note for my Litten friends. My own City has been invaded by unidentifiable, masked and armed kidnapping agents who are racially profiling.

Wild Life and Nature is under assault.

Native America (indigenously speaking) are struggling against the current administration, along with Girls, Women, and journalists/writers

...This list really does seem endless...

👇
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AnnCrystal While I will continue posting book related posts, I have decided that my stance on current issues also needs to be shared more regularly.

I understand if you need to unfollow me to protect your own peace of mind or block me due to your own political standing.

I will not take offense.

✊🏼🐻✌🏼🙏🏼🦅🌟❤️🤍💙. 1w

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Eggbeater 🫂 I hear you. There's no sugar coating it. This is really bad. 1w

Amiable Totally here for you! You have the right to express yourself here in a safe space. 💙💙 1w

AnnCrystal @Eggbeater 🫂🙏🏼 it's so scary strange ✊🏼🐻✌🏼💝. 1w

AnnCrystal 🫂 Thank You 😘@Amiable that means a lot ✊🏼🐻✌🏼💝. 1w

Deblovestoread This quote is on the shirt I‘m wearing today. Speaking your reality is never wrong. 💙 1w

KadaGul @AnnCrystal, it's hard to believe things could take such a turn in 2025. Just know that you, your family 👪 , and your amazing Latino community are in my thoughts and prayers🙏🤲.Dictators have a way of not lasting long or having happy endings. Stay strong 💪✊! We‘re all here for you. 1w

Amiable @Deblovestoread I have the same shirt! My husband calls it my “kicking ass and taking names” shirt. I wear it to all the protests. 1w

AnnCrystal @Deblovestoread 👕🆒🤩 “Speaking your Reality“ I like that! ✊🏼🐻👌🏼💝. 1w

AnnCrystal Thank You @KadaGul truly unreal! 🙏🏼 Let us hope for the best ✊🏼🐻👍🏼💝. (edited) 1w

AnnCrystal @Amiable 👏🏼🥳👕🆒 ✊🏼🐻👌🏼💝. 1w

kspenmoll We are here for you. I am sorry & angry for you that you live in fear. Sending love & hope. 💛💛 1w

dabbe Holding you and your family in my thoughts. 💙🩵💙 1w

AnnCrystal Thank You @kspenmoll now that I'm creating (writting and crafting) in protest, I'm feeling strangely empowered. My senior mom is a warrior women, she's being careful, but has and is ready to defend us...I really do have to keep an eye on her 😂. We don't allow each other to venture out alone. They try to lay a hand on my mom, they better be ready for my outrage ✊🏼🐻✌🏼🫂💝. (edited) 1w

AnnCrystal Thank You @dabbe 😘🫂✊🏼🐻👌🏼💝. 1w

Bette So many horror stories everyday. I‘m glad you are being thoughtful about safety. Take care. 1w

AnnCrystal Thank You 🫂😘 @Bette it's truly unreal. Even in this darkness, we're witnessing moments of Hope. Hopefully more and more 🙏🏼✊🏼🐻✌🏼💝. 1w

AnnCrystal
#unrelated2books

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AnnCrystal #HighlightsfromCalifornia

#TroublingTimesinOurUSA

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#californiananncrystal

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#californiananncrystal

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#californiananncrystal

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After all the chaotic reality posts, I feel I should share some happy inspiration to balance things 📚💝. Thank You all for being my Litten Neighbors 🐻📚💝..

#californiananncrystal

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awesome! Thanks for sharing 💛 2w

AnnCrystal @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ☺️👌🏼💝. 1w

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AnnCrystal @dabbe 😉🪄📚💝. 1w

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To Shape a Dragon's Breath | Moniquill Blackgoose

When I'm freaking out about reality, and my current read takes me to the one magical place that always feels safe and cozy...a bookstore 📚💝.

My previous book review was long because I didn't keep up with my posts as I read...I will try to do better.

Not thrilled about the threat to Kasaqua's life if Anequs fails.

I expected a world ruled by Vikings to be a little different...

Loving the steampunk vibes!

#nampeshiweisitreviewedbyanncrystal

AnnCrystal
#ChunksterChallenge!
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Prayers and Good Vibes Please for the expedite of a new California law that would:

Outlaw bounty hunters and citizens from joining in on immigration sweeps.

Only permit medical masks to protect health. Outlaw other masks on agents.

Require that agents identify their branch, and that they are indeed U.S. agents.

I do not know if this law requires vehicles to be marked.

Or if it protects Americans from being harassed/arrested for filming.

👇

AnnCrystal Photo from Pico Rivera Walmart, where a young American man was arrested for inquiring about his coworker who was detained. Agents claimed the kid punched an agent, security cameras proved that to be a lie.

My mom & I have NOT been stopped by agents. We do have a safety plan. We remain local. We've faced racist, but no agents yet 🙏🏼🐻.

I do believe there has been photos taken of us, not sure if there is a bounty app????

We are born Americans! (edited) 2w

Itchyfeetreader I find this chilling and feel helpless hearing people share experiences. Sending my thoughts feels meaningless but I do. (edited) 2w

Blueberry 😞 stay safe 2w

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kspenmoll Horrifying! Stay safe; prayers for you. 2w

AnnCrystal @Itchyfeetreader 🫂💖 it means a great deal, am I'm grateful 🐻✌🏼😘💝. 2w

AnnCrystal Thank you 🫂 @Blueberry ✊🏼🐻🙏🏼😘💝. 2w

AnnCrystal Thank you 🫂@kspenmoll ✊🏼🐻👌🏼😘💝. 2w

Deblovestoread I'm so sorry you must live in fear. Please be careful. 2w

AnnCrystal Thank You 🫂@Deblovestoread my mom and I are both born Americans, but these masked hoodlums don't seem to care when they encounter brown skins.

In Pasadena CA they jumped out of an unmarked car with guns drawn to ask a brown-skin senior citizen for his papers. Racial profiling!

It has also been reported that they may be buying GPS information to find targets!

And the way they treat young girls 🤬.

This is insanity 😢!

✊🏼🐻🙏🏼😘💝. (edited) 2w

AnnCrystal
#californiananncrystal 2w

Amiable I don‘t even recognize this country anymore. 🤬😖😢 2w

AmyG Horrifying. I have no words for people abducted by paid bounty hunters….and their families who are helpless. Welcome to fascism. I never thought I‘d see this here. (edited) 2w

AnnCrystal @Amiable I believed most of this hatred was history...we must have Hope 🫂✊🏼🐻🙏🏼😘💝. 2w

AnnCrystal @AmyG this American land has known this kind of hatred. They used to hunt my American Indigenous ancestors...to force on reservations, or boarding schools, or get paid for each kill of men, women, and children, etc. It is said that Hitler was stirred by what was done to Natives here.

Along the U.S./Mexican Border, they hung Mexicans just for being Mexican.

This hatred, I knew it still lived, I just hadn't realized by how much 😢🫂✊🏼🐻🙏🏼😘💝 (edited) 2w

AnnCrystal P.s. there were also the Mexican sweeps during the great depression, and “operation wetback“ in the 1950s. 2w

AmyG @AnnCrystal Oh, I know. My in-laws escaped Germany before WWII, my mother-in-law on the last boat out of the country. We don‘t learn anything as human beings. Seeing it first hand, as opposed to “knowing” it…it‘s just soul crushing. And yes….you know it exists, just not how much. 😢 2w

AnnCrystal @AmyG 🫂 I'm so thankful your in-laws escaped those horrors 🙏💝💝💝. And you're absolutely correct, living this is feeling it firsthand. I'm hopeful. We need to hold on to hope that goodness and love will brighten this darkness 🐻🙏🦅✌🏼💝💝💝. (edited) 1w

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“In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.“ -Wilma Mankiller

🐻🙏🏼🌍🫂🌎🌱🌏✌🏼🦅.

#californiananncrystal

kspenmoll Oh no! Nothing is sacred. 2w

IriDas Not surprised. Conservatives have long hated the NPS. I have my issues with it myself, due to impact on Native peoples, but this is going to be wholesale destruction. 2w

lil1inblue 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 2w

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AnnCrystal @kspenmoll I know, at least these lands were protected for the wildlife for the natural world.

“It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.“ — Seneca

✊🏼🐻🙏🏼💝. 2w

AnnCrystal @IriDas the question is, who is going to buy these lands and what will be their plans.

Perhaps Native America should sue to try to regain these lands.

✊🏼🐻🙏🏼💝. 2w

AnnCrystal @lil1inblue 🫂🐻🙏🏼💝. I truly couldn't believe it. 2w

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🐻🙏🏼🌍🫂🌎🌱🌏✌🏼🦅.

#californiananncrystal

dabbe 💙💚💙 2w

AnnCrystal @dabbe 🐻✌🏼💖💖💖. 2w

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🐻🙏🏼🌍🫂🌎🌱🌏✌🏼🦅.

#californiananncrystal

Sace Amen! 2w

dabbe 🎯🩵🎯 2w

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AnnCrystal @dabbe ✊🏼🐻👌🏼💝. 2w

AnnCrystal @TieDyeDude ✊🏼🐻✊🏼💫. 2w

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🐻🙏🏼🌍🫂🌎🌱🌏✌🏼🦅.

#californiananncrystal

lil1inblue 💓 💓 💓 💓 💓 2w

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Another Haiku based on my American Indigenous prospective. Please note that my Ancestral World was made up of many different Tribes with many different prospectives. What I share, is my favorite understandings of these Ancestral teachings.

The medicines of the Bear are among the most powerful. They are potent healers and enduring protectors (esp. kids). The very depiction of the bear or symbol of a bear paw is considered protective.

👇

AnnCrystal This Haiku came to be because of two news stories we encountered today.

One that claimed that Native American religious freedom was under threat?? That can't be, right?? I don't know, I have to research more.

The second news story was about an immigrant who was violently detained. This man is the father of three U.S. Marines (one veteran and two remain on active duty). I do believe that these masked agents can drop their patriotism pretence.

👇 (edited) 2w

AnnCrystal Thank You @dabbe for #HaikuADay #HaikuHive 🐝🪄📜✍🏼💖.

@dabbe 🐝
@TheBookHippie 🐝
@TheSpineView 🐝
@Kristy_K 🐝
@JenlovesJT47 🐝
@lil1inblue 🐝
@DebinHawaii 🐝
@bellabella 🐝
@julieclair 🐝@BooksandCoffee4Me 🐝
@Reggie 🐝
@jdiehr 🐝
@vivastory 🐝
@CBee 🐝
@Mimi28! 🐝
@Jari-Chan 🐝
@Itchyfeetreader 🐝

#HaikuHivecommunityLittenAnnCrystal 🐝 2w

CBee This image is just stunning! 2w

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AnnCrystal @CBee 🐻👌🏼 I fell in love 🐻💝💝💝. 2w

JenlovesJT47 💙🩵💙🩵💙 2w

Jari-chan Thank you for sharing this 💖🐝💖🐻 2w

dabbe W🥹W. Just W🤩W. 🖤🐝🖤 2w

Itchyfeetreader Thank you for sharing - super powerful 2w

AnnCrystal @JenlovesJT47 🐻✌🏼💝💝💝. 2w

AnnCrystal @Jari-chan 🐻👍🏼💝💝💝. 2w

AnnCrystal @dabbe 🐻🐝💝💝💝. 2w

AnnCrystal @Itchyfeetreader 💪🏼🐻👌🏼🍯💝💝💝. 2w

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AnnCrystal @lil1inblue 🐻🍯💖💖💖. 2w

julieclair I love this haiku and your explanation of it. 2w

AnnCrystal Thank you @julieclair 🐻👌🏼💖💖💖. 2w

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TheBookHippie https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/conan-obrien-kennedy-center-mark-twain-prize-ri... 2w

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You know, when U.S. agents first began terrorizing our streets, there was one really chaotic day of protests in the city of Los Angeles.

But Mayor Bass and Governor Newsom immediately worked to deescalate the chaos.

The following days weren't pretty, but many agitators were arrested, and the days became better and better.

I fully expected for Hollywood and celebrities across the board to join the mostly peaceful “No king Protests.“

👇

AnnCrystal 👇

Admittedly, I'm not the best at following celebrities. Has anyone noticed social media posts by those of Hollywood?? Has the news just been too busy to cover Hollywood's opinion??

I have noted Cheech Marin & Nezza (Vanessa Hernández), speaking out.

👇 2w

AnnCrystal
But agents, who are often masked and lacking unidentifiable uniforms, are stalking the streets of the Entertainment Capital of the World...

...and after the actions that Little t took yesterday...

Why isn't more of Hollywood using the power of their voice to speak out for their fans??

#unrelated2books

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Suet624 Good question. 2w

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Bookwormjillk Celebrities, congress, where are they? 2w

AnnCrystal @Bookwormjillk right! I don't know about other states, but at least from California there are members of Congress who are speaking out. ✊🏼🐻👌🏼💝. 2w

TheBookHippie I do know Glennon Doyle& Abby Warmuth were at the protest as was the writer Juliet McDaniel and a lot of her cast from Palm Royal… actually a lot of writers were there also Conan O Brien got the Mark Twain award at Kennedy center and instead of canceling he used the night to denounce Trump and so did every guest he invited. It‘s on Netflix. I know there‘s more I will ask Juliet she‘s a friend of mine. Pussy Riot OF COURSE. (edited) 2w

TheBookHippie @Suet624 @Bookwormjillk ⬆️ 2w

AnnCrystal Thanks @TheBookHippie 🥳 that's grand info ✊🏼🐻👌🏼🎬💝💝💝. 2w

TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal oh JANE FONDA! Duh! Martin Sheen. Okay now to go ask if she knows of more. 2w

AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie this is great, thank you 👏🏼🥳✊🏼🎬💝💝💝. (edited) 2w

TheBookHippie Here‘s an article use reader view! Chicago had a ton of actors and the entire theater and jazz community my friend taped who he saw it was bonkers. https://www.buzzfeed.com/chelseastewart/celebrities-at-no-kings-protests 2w

AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie that's a gathering of Celebrity Power 👏🏼🥳✊🏼💝💝💝🇺🇲🦅🇺🇸. 2w

TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal we have to remember the media is refusing to report. Even in my town they report nothing. We had over 5000 ppl for NoKings. In a tiny town. Nada no news on TV, newspapers nothing… it‘s intentional they want you to feel alone. We aren‘t. 2w

AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie 5000! I LOVE hearing about these nokings protests numbers 👏🏼🥳✊🏼.

We've noticed that TV news coverage has seemingly become less and less informative, scary. Although here in LA they seem better than what I've read about in other states...

I'm incredibly thankful for your Hollywood/Celebrities insight here today. It is a relief knowing that many impactful people ARE indeed using their Star Power 👏🏼🥳✊🏼🌟💝.

✊🏼🐻✌🏼🌟❤️🤍💙. (edited) 2w

Bookwormjillk Thanks @TheBookHippie Happy to be proven wrong! 2w

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk it‘s part of why I push back so hard about I‘m allowed to post political things. We are the information. It‘s paramount. 2w

Bookwormjillk @TheBookHippie I hear you! 2w

AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie “ We are the information.“ 👏🏼🦅✊🏼 I like this! (edited) 2w

dabbe @AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie It truly is up to us. 💙✊🏻💙 2w

AnnCrystal @dabbe ✊🏼🐻💙💙💙. 2w

AnnCrystal #moviesnseriesreviewedbyanncrystal 4d

AnnCrystal #HighlightsfromCalifornia

#TroublingTimesinOurUSA
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Meet Hoss, a pencil fairy I made from a little pencil. Sits on a pencil sharpener rocking chair from Ponderosa Ranch.

Miss visiting the Ponderosa Ranch in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA. Such a fun, beautiful place. My family's, yearly vacation place when I was a child. We loved the breakfast hayride with eggs, sausage, etc. And the lake view 😍🌲🐎🌲💝💝💝.

#craftbyanncrystal

AnnCrystal Note: Hoss was my brother's favorite character on the Bonanza TV show 😉📺💝. 2w

AnnCrystal @julieclair a pencil fairy ☺️🪄✏️🧚🏼‍♀️💝. 2w

julieclair Oh my goodness… this is adorable! Thanks for the illustration. A picture really is worth a thousand words. ✏️✏️✏️🧚🧚‍♀️🧚‍♂️ 2w

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TheBookHippie So fun! 2w

AnnCrystal Thanks 🥰 @julieclair I'm so happy you liked 🥳👌🏼✏️💝. 2w

AnnCrystal Thank you @TheBookHippie 🥳✏️🪄✏️💝. 2w

MemoirsForMe Cool! 🙌🏻✏️ 2w

AnnCrystal Thank you @MemoirsForMe ☺️👌🏼✏️🧚🏼‍♀️💝. 2w

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Thank You @debinhawaii for #5JoysFriday 💕🌺💖

1- Summer Solstice 🌞💖.

2- June 20, First official Cheech Marin Day in Los Angeles, CA 🎨💝.

3- my mom and I somehow calmed ourselves down after catching an unexpected live news conference. How could someone come and fib to us about our own City and State! But Californians refuse to be agitated 🤞🏼🐻✌🏼, we refuse to be lied about ✊🏼🐻✌🏼.

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AnnCrystal 4- I can focus on reading again 📚💝.

5- Litsy and HaikuHive 💝💝💝.

#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal 2w

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2w

AnnCrystal @dabbe ✊🏼🐻✌🏼💝. 2w

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DebinHawaii Wonderful joys! Having reading & Litsy & haikus to focus on is such a gift! 💛💛🐝💛💛 2w

AnnCrystal Thank You @DebinHawaii truly a gift 📚💝. Thank You for 5JoysFriday it is incredibly needed, especially right now 🫂📚💝. 2w

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Bless Me, Ultima | Rudolfo Anaya

I finished this on the eleventh of June, but wanted to weigh the story...then reality became extra crazy...and remains frightening.

Warning, the following is a long babbling review.

This read was good, yet nothing like I expected.

There's no rhyme or reason to which book I investigate, nor how much I investigate, before reading.

I didn't give this book much research beforehand. I had learned that it had been banned, possibly even burned.

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AnnCrystal But I didn't want to read anything too deep and telling about the actual storyline.

That was a mistake.

I had assumed this was a cozy fantasy about a boy and a magical, grandma-like character.

I mean, there's a kid, how bad could the story be?

This story was NOT a cozy. It's complex, and filled with tragedy.

At times, it feels current, from the prospective of a six year old boy...sometimes it feels removed, events being looked back upon.
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AnnCrystal I enjoyed the Golden Carp (fiction), and my favorite chapter was when Ultima went to help a family being harassed by unseen forces.

I did not like the notion that Ultima's fate was due to her using magic to “help.“

This felt based on the belief that all magic has a price.

Personally, I believe that whatever energies you send out into the world, is the energies that return to you. So be good, be positive, be helpful. The Threefold Law .

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AnnCrystal Also, I feel abilities like Ultima's are a gift and a talent.

That Ultima helping was no different than cops protecting victims from perpetrators, lawyers defending clients, medical doctors saving patients, priests saving souls, or good old-fashioned self-defense, etc.

Personally, I do not believe that magic comes with a price when using for good, only when it is twisted into dark magic.

Ultima hadn't been the one to alter fates.

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AnnCrystal My other issue...

I am Catholic, as known, my God is a jealous God.

Long ago, I came to believe that one can't cheat on a God. This belief allows me to acknowledge other Creators without fear of offending my own.

My mom also raised me to ask myself how I believe Jesus may weigh anything and everything I encountered in life, to ask myself this before seeking answers from our church. Right or wrong, only God Himself could judge me.

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AnnCrystal From my own Catholic prospective:

I understood Antonio's questions and even his building doubts about the Catholic faith he was born with...

It would've been nice to see a bit more resolve with his Catholic understandings, just a little.

I guess that's unfair. Antonio is only six years old...

Faith is built with time and patience.

My only issue is it seemed strange that this book both penalized magic and critiqued the Catholic faith??

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AnnCrystal Perhaps it's message was suggesting that old Creators are waiting to be rediscovered??

My reflections about the banning and burning of this book...

I always felt that when people take such dramatic actions against books, it is because they are trying to prove something to themselves. Believing if they prove their faith publicly, then maybe it would also prove their faith to God.

Again, this is my personal opinion.

As mentioned, I am Catholic. 2w

AnnCrystal My religion is a gift from my mom (who has even taught Catechism in the past), an inheritance from her parents. While my maternal grandma wavered in the faith she was born into, my maternal grandfather was born and remained a devout Roman Catholic (read the St. Joseph version of the Catholic Bible).

I'm not new to my faith

I've grown comfortable in my faith. I believe the only proof my God needs from me is the Love I feel for Him.

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AnnCrystal Even when I believe I have encountered other Creators, (which I believe I have) it is my God I turn to, asking Him to give thanks for me.

I figure, hey, if my God can give justice, then I can believe that He can also pass a message of gratitude.

Therefore, I took no personal offense from this book as a Catholic.

Although, I would like to highlight that Catholics do believe that there is no true washing of sins without genuine remorse.
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AnnCrystal There is a lot of Spanish dialogue without direct translation.

I only know English, but have picked up a few words over the years.

It didn't feel like it hindered the storyline, at least not for me. I felt it added atmosphere.

I love stories with healers, and this is my first read with a Curandera...I absolutely loved Ultima.

The New Mexico setting was fully detailed.

There are book warnings 📚⚠️👇🏼.
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AnnCrystal Child witnessing death, including murders.

Child threatened.

Drowning death of a child.

Bullying.
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AnnCrystal I believe this makes my longest review ever posted on Litsy, posted on the longest day of the year...this wasn't done on purpose 😂📚💝.

#blessmeultimareviewedbyanncrystal

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CALLING All from All Faiths from Around The Globe!

I am now a link in a global Prayer chain. A Universal religion call for Prayers.

☀️Begins the start of Summer
☀️Continues all Summer
☀️Ends...when you feel the world is better.

No check-ins anywhere.
Pray or send good vibes from your religious prospective, from wherever you are, whenever you can. Just Believe.

#unrelated2books
#EarthHealingHopepostsbyanncrystal
#californiananncrystal

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AnnCrystal Extra note for Catholics,

Our Pope Francis showed us the Power of Prayer. He always asked for Prayers, and when he needed them most, even people from different faiths Prayed for our Pope. It was a Miracle that Pope Francis recovered enough to return to the Vatican in time to celebrate Easter with us.

Let us now Pray to Pope Francis, for him to ask our God for the Peace and Freedom Earth so desperately needs 🙏🏼🌍🌎🌏✌🏼.

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AnnCrystal #HighlightsfromCalifornia 4d

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Magic Lessons: A Prequel to Practical Magic

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Thank You @dabbe for #HaikuADay #HaikuHive 🐝🪄📜✍🏼💖.

@dabbe 🐝
@TheBookHippie 🐝
@TheSpineView 🐝
@Kristy_K 🐝
@JenlovesJT47 🐝
@lil1inblue 🐝
@DebinHawaii 🐝
@bellabella 🐝
@julieclair 🐝@BooksandCoffee4Me 🐝
@Reggie 🐝
@Eggs 🐝
@jdiehr 🐝
@vivastory 🐝
@CBee 🐝
@Mimi28! 🐝
@Jari-Chan 🐝
@Itchyfeetreader 🐝

#HaikuHivecommunityLittenAnnCrystal 🐝

My explanation for this Haiku follows in commets

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AnnCrystal Ravens and Crows have a bad reputation.

Well it's true that some people use their Medicines for bad, or their form is used by those who are negative (like Skinwalkers or daemons), the true essence of Ravens and Crows are not evil.

Many Native American Indigenous tribes hold Ravens and Crows in high esteem for various reasons.

A Trickster personality with powerful “good“ Medicine.

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AnnCrystal Understandably, these birds are naturally weary of humans...and if betrayed, Ravens and Crows do not easily forgive.

Yet, be friendly by not angrily chasing them away, adding the larger nuts to your bird feeder, or humming a delightful song whenever you see one of these birds could begin earning you friendship...not just with the ones you personally encounter, but with Ravens and Crows for miles around and generations of them to come.

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AnnCrystal Because these birds share information about both foes and friends with each other and with their offsprings.

So, if you begin being nice to your neighborhood Ravens and Crows...DON'T try to pet them or feed them by hand...just be “nice“ and you may earn their friendships.

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AnnCrystal These birds may even begin sensing when you need them around.

Ravens and Crows can sense energies, they are drawn by energies.

It's one of the things that give these birds a bad reputation. Good or bad energies, they are drawn by it.

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AnnCrystal If you are feeling lonely, invisible, depressed, or sad... sometimes local Ravens or Crows will fly over to lend you some of their medicines. And if you are lucky enough, they will share their greatest of medicines by giving some good natured humor or by Ravens gifting the sound of their laughter.

They also want to celebrate with you, or just check up on you and say hello...so always keep an eye out.

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AnnCrystal Long explanation shortened, I wrote this Haiku from my American Indigenous cultural prospective 😉✍️🐝💝. (edited) 2w

dabbe Your words in the haiku and after helped me to learn! I love to learn! I adore ravens and crows and always try to chat pleasantly with them when I see one. Poe's “The Raven“ is in my top five fave poems of all time. 🖤🐦‍⬛🖤 2w

JenlovesJT47 So cool! Thank you for sharing!! 🐦‍⬛🩵💙🩵💙🩵🐦‍⬛ 2w

Eggs So unique! Birds do appear to us at unusual times as if they were secretly summoned🐦‍⬛🐦🦅 2w

JenlovesJT47 You also see a lot of ravens as familiars in books about witches. Makes sense! 2w

AnnCrystal @dabbe 💝🐝💝🐝💝. I love to hear that you chat with them too! My mom and I chat with our garden critters all the time.

Ravens and Crows are simply amazing, smart, creative birds. It was years before I heard the laugh of a Raven in real life, it overjoyed me with utter delight.

Love Poe, and his Raven 📚✍️💝. It was the first of his works that I encountered when a kid.

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AnnCrystal Thanks @JenlovesJT47 🥰 I'm glad you enjoyed 🐝💝🐝💝. 2w

AnnCrystal @Eggs 😘 birds are simply magical. Some legends say that Ravens and Crows are among the birds who can bring loved ones (who have journeyed on) for a visit. There are endless legends, but this is a favorite of mine 🐝💝🐝💝...they may also have messages to deliver. (edited) 2w

AnnCrystal @JenlovesJT47 there are, good and bad witches depending on the story. 🪄📚💝. (edited) 2w

JenlovesJT47 Very true! My favorite witch series is the Practical Magic series. One of the books is set during the witch trials and a raven was her familiar. (She was a good witch!)

AnnCrystal @JenlovesJT47 that is epic! I'm keeping my eye out for that series...love magical books with witches 😉👌🪄📚💝. 2w

Jari-chan Thank you for sharing this 🐦‍⬛💖 2w

AnnCrystal @Jari-chan 😉👍🏼✍️💝🐝💝🐝💝. 2w

lil1inblue I love this! 💓 We have a crow that watches over our house. I often feel like he or she is protecting us! 💛 2w

AnnCrystal @lil1inblue 🤩 they do feel like they are there to protect, the way they carefully watch 💝💝💝. I feel the same way 🥰 with the Crows, Ravens, and other Critters of my garden. Protect, teach, be friends... Before I began studying the viewpoint of my own ancestral world, I world sometimes see Ravens and ask them to say hello to Odin 😉👍🏼💝🐝💝🐝💝. (edited) 2w

Bette I enjoyed this, thanks for all the info. I love crows and ravens. 🐦‍⬛ 🐦‍⬛ 2w

AnnCrystal @Bette I'm so glad you enjoyed ☺️👌🏼🐝💝🐝💝. 2w

PaperbackPirate Thank you for sharing! We collect raven/crow art when we travel if we can and have a good collection going. 🐦‍⬛ 2w

AnnCrystal @PaperbackPirate 🤩 💖 Wow, how incredibly, spectacular a collection that must be 😍👍🏼💝🐝💝🐝💝. 2w

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Thank you @Eggs for creating this fun play-card & for the tag 😉🌹💝.

🥳1- Indoor: checkers, candy land, Clue, Yahtzee, Game of Life, (list goes on, and on...my mom and I love playing games). Outdoor: hopscotch, tag, table tennis.

🤩2- Books: The Mud Pony by Caron Lee Cohen, The Sweep Series by Cate Tiernan. Movies: City Lights/Charlie Chaplin, Zorro/Antonio Banderas, (another endless list).

#WondrousWednesday

#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal

Eggs Oh Chaplin movies…be still my heart ♥️ 2w

AnnCrystal @Eggs truly a master storyteller 🤩🎬⭐💝💝💝. 2w

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#unrelated2books

It was scary this last weekend. It seemed the pieces on the chess board had been strategically positioned... remains scary out there, yet Thankfully none of the fears of kingship or martial law was officially announced. 🙏🏼🇺🇸✌🏼.

It is easy to believe that hatred has become mainstream, something I “suddenly“ have to constantly remind myself not to believe.

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AnnCrystal Litsy has been an incredible help...Thank You my Littens Friends 🫂💝!

Now witnessing the Millions who have spoken out against, posted against, and marched against hatred, it has reinforced my beliefs that those who Love will always out number those who hate.

There was violence, but Peacefulness was mostly achieved...and Hopefully Peace continues to hold Strong as we continue forward.

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AnnCrystal Please consider always flying our American 🇺🇸 Flag with upside-up pride, because the hateful may try to taint our Flag, but she is our Flag too. Fly our American Flag and show that our Love for our America is greater than their hatred.

Hope is amongst the most powerful of magics.

Be safe out there ✌🏼🇺🇸.

🙏🏼🇺🇸🦅🇺🇲🌟❤️🤍💙.

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AnnCrystal #californiananncrystal 🙏🏼🐻✌🏼💝. 3w

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kspenmoll Inspiring much needed post.❤️🤍💙 3w

AnnCrystal @kspenmoll 🫂😘🌟❤️🤍💙. 3w

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Thank you @AllDebooks for #Chatterday and Thank you @Eggs for the tag ☺️👍🏼💝.

We spent the day trying to avoid feeding our anxieties...then my mom began watching Captain Courageous (1937)...which caught my interest too...and the next thing you know we were both in tears 😭😭...dang good movie was a tear jerker 😂🎬💝. Our day was peaceful.

#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal

AllDebooks That's so lovely 😍 3w

Bookwormjillk Glad you were able to have a peaceful day 3w

AnnCrystal Thank you @AllDebooks 💝🎬💝. (edited) 3w

AnnCrystal Thank you @Bookwormjillk 💝☺️💝. 3w

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Let us hope that Sat. is just one day, just one day of uncertainty and worry. Hopefully there'll be no real attempt at kingship.

Thank You @debinhawaii for #5JoysFriday 💕🌺💖

1-my garden 🌱💝

2-my family 🌳💝

3-My Litten friends, Thank You all for being so very kind 😘💝

4-Magical HaikuHive 🐝💝

5-the magic portals of books 📚💝

#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal

To all Littens who are going out to protest, be safe ✊🏼🐻✌🏼🇺🇸🦅🇺🇲🙏🏼💝

Jari-chan ✊✊✊ here in Europe it's the day of the feminist strike and I'll be there of course. Also striking against a king in the US ✊✊✊ 3w

AnnCrystal Thank You @Jari-chan “Day of the Feminist“ Epic! ✊🏼🐻✌🏼💝💝💝. 3w

AmyG I feel very on edge today. Let‘s hope it‘s peaceful. 3w

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kspenmoll Thank you! We were dafe in Hartford but I worry about DC protesters being met with Trump ordered force.Your joys help to counteract my fears. (edited) 3w

AnnCrystal @AmyG 🫂 true, hopefully it all remains peaceful 🙏🏼🇺🇸🦅🇺🇲✌🏼💝. 3w

AnnCrystal @dabbe ✊🏼🇺🇸🦅🇺🇲🙏🏼💝. 3w

AnnCrystal @kspenmoll it was a scary day, hopefully peace continues to win as night rolls in 😘🙏🏼🇺🇲🦅🇺🇸✌🏼💝. 3w

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Did I Blink? 🙏🏼🐻💝.

Well, that was a terrible conclusion to a stressful day!

I had always loved how my neighborhood was a mix of cultures and religions... beautiful.

Today, was the first time we felt in the minority...literally.

The way we were stared at with hostility. Scrutinized.

I fully expected to be asked for my ID, or to see the return of Jim Crow signs.

My mom and I are American Indigenous! Our ancestors were here before America!

AnnCrystal Babbling...sorry....it was what I wanted to shout at the mean people today 😂.

🙏🏼🇺🇲🐻🦅🇺🇸💝. (edited) 3w

AnnCrystal #unrelated2books

#californiananncrystal

#TroublingTimesinOurUSA

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CatLass007 Sounds like an awful experience, whatever it was. I‘m so sorry for you and your mom. ❤️❤️❤️ 3w

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Jari-chan So terribly sorry for everything 😢 sending hugs if you need them. 3w

AnnCrystal @CatLass007 thank you 🫂. This reality is strange...I assumed these things were in the past. 🙏🏼🇺🇸🦅🇺🇲💝. 3w

AnnCrystal @Jari-chan thank you 🫂, I'm just shocked. Terribly surprised that people could still hold such hatred 🙏🏼🇺🇸🦅🇺🇲💝. 3w

CatLass007 You know what they say about what happens when you assume. It‘s trite, annoying, but true. I guess nothing surprises me anymore. Many things infuriate, me but surprise me? Not really. 3w

AnnCrystal @CatLass007 🥺, true. it's strange. Wish the hatred was in the minority 😕...🐻💝. 3w

Sleepswithbooks @AnnCrystal - Reading your pos equally breaks my heart and sickens me. I can‘t believe where we live anymore. You are loved and valued here. There are so many of us that don‘t hold those hateful views 🫶🏻 3w

AnnCrystal @Sleepswithbooks Thank you 🫂, I'm so thankful I found Litsy and for all my Litten friends. Litsy is a truly magical 📚💝.

I do believe the good out numbers the haters...I just need to remind myself sometimes...and I believe our love will overcome the darkness the hatred has cast over our America 🙏🏼🇺🇸🦅🇺🇲💝...really hoping it happens sooner than later 🙏🏼🐻✌🏼. (edited) 3w

Amiable Did you attend a protest? I‘m so sorry you were made to feel that way. 3w

AnnCrystal Thank you @Amiable no, a grocery store 🥺🙏🏼🇺🇲🦅🇺🇸🐻✌🏼💝. (edited) 3w

kspenmoll OMG a grocery store? That is horrible. Shocking to me but why do I still feel shocked at people‘s behavior under this administration? You are loved & wanted. I as so sorry, beyond words.💔❤️ 3w

AmyG That is horrible. I am so sorry you had to experience that. So well said @Sleepswithbooks. I, too, have to believe that love will overcome hate. I😢 3w

Deblovestoread I‘m so sorry you are being affected by this madness personally. We will continue to fight so that you can live in light. Love always wins! ❤️✊🏼 3w

Amiable Wait, what?? A grocery store?? 😳🤬 3w

AnnCrystal @kspenmoll Thank you 🫂. in know, right? This all is too unreal and scary. I think everyone is hiding?? So seeing brown-skin kinda surprised these people when we went shopping. There seemed that there were only a handful of brown and black out and about. 🙏🏼🇺🇸🦅🇺🇲💝. (edited) 3w

AnnCrystal @AmyG Thank you🫂. True, we must keep reminding ourselves and believing it. Love is powerful, hatred is weakness. 🙏🏼🇺🇲🦅🇺🇸💝. 3w

AnnCrystal @Deblovestoread Thank you 🫂 Truth! We must be strong so that we can all live peacefully in the sunshine of America ✊🏼🐻✌🏼🙏🏼🇺🇸🦅🇺🇲☀️💝. 3w

AnnCrystal @Amiable it's crazy, absolutely unreal...This can't be happening “again.“ ✊🏼🐻✌🏼🙏🏼🇺🇲🦅🇺🇸💝. 3w

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It has been ruled that the power over the California National Guard will be returned to our states's Governor, Gavin Newsom!

🥳🙏🏼🐻✌🏼💃.

Ruthiella I don‘t know if I can take 3 and a half more years off this. 😡 3w

TheBookHippie 🤞🏻🐻☮️ 3w

AnnCrystal @Ruthiella this all feels unreal 🥺🙏🏼🇺🇸🦅🇺🇲. 3w

AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie ✊🏼🐻✌🏼🙏🏼🇺🇸🦅🇺🇲. 3w

AnnCrystal #unrelated2books

#californiananncrystal

#TroublingTimesinOurUSA

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Each Summer, I stash away my pens and use only pencils for both writing and sketching 📒✏️💝.

Thank You @dabbe for #HaikuADay #HaikuHive 🐝🪄📜✍🏼💖.

@dabbe 🐝
@TheBookHippie 🐝
@TheSpineView 🐝
@Kristy_K 🐝
@JenlovesJT47 🐝
@lil1inblue 🐝
@DebinHawaii 🐝
@bellabella 🐝
@julieclair 🐝@BooksandCoffee4Me 🐝
@Reggie 🐝
@Eggs 🐝
@jdiehr 🐝
@vivastory 🐝
@CBee 🐝
@Mimi28! 🐝
@Jari-Chan 🐝
@Itchyfeetreader 🐝

#HaikuHivecommunityLittenAnnCrystal 🐝

AnnCrystal P.S. Artist tip: unlike pens, I find that crayons become delightful to use in the summertime 🖍️💝. I wouldn't purposely warm them, but natural summer warmth makes them creamy against the paper 😉👌. 3w

TheSpineView That graphic is cute. It made me smile this morning. 😊💛🐝🤩 3w

julieclair “Pencil friends”! Such a cheery phrase! ✏️💛🖤💛 3w

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Eggs Excellent concept 🖊️ 🖤 ✏️ 3w

JenlovesJT47 So cute 💛🐝🖤 3w

dabbe Love the words and the artist's tip. I might have to buy some crayons! 🖤🐝🖤 3w

AnnCrystal @TheSpineView Always makes me happy to inspire smiles ☺️👍🏼💝💝💝. 3w

AnnCrystal Thank you @julieclair pencils are among my oldest and dearest friends, I'm not kidding, I name all of my writing and art supplies. When pencils get really small, I craft with them 😉✏️💝. (edited) 3w

AnnCrystal Thank you @Eggs 😎👍🏼💝. 3w

AnnCrystal Thank you @JenlovesJT47 ✏️☺️💝. 3w

AnnCrystal @dabbe love, love crayons 🤩🖍️, they are wonderful and incredible magic 🪄🖍️. I use paper stumps or Tortillons to smooth surface and one of my wooden, clay sculpting tools along with a paint brush to remove extra wax buildup and sweep it aside 😉🖍️💝. (edited) 3w

dabbe @AnnCrystal My face, trying to understand all of that: 😳. Crayola, anybody? I bow to your artiste wow. 😍😘🤗 3w

AnnCrystal @dabbe 😂 sorry 🤗, I do that too often.

Paper stumps or Tortillons are just tightly rolled paper in the shape of a pencil. It comes in handy to smudge or blend pencil, charcoal, pastel sticks, crayons etc.

You can also use an eraser, you just have to apply light pressure. Or one of those makeup spongy wedges.

The wooden, clay sculpting tool is to carefully lift up extra wax buildup. You can use a toothpick or anything that will work for you. (edited) 3w

bellabella What do you write? 3w

lil1inblue Love this! 😍 😍 😍 3w

dabbe @AnnCrystal Oh, please don't be sorry! I love learning new things! I just had to try to be funny about it. 😘 3w

AnnCrystal @bellabella Fantasy & ghostly stories. I have a book published now, but it is an artisan crafted book (handmade). I plan to sell my books and other art at craft fairs and events in the future. Right now I am releasing some special editions to Little Free Libraries 📚💝.

Here's a peek at my work, I created a book page here on Litsy:

https://www.litsy.com/web/book/881407/Legatee-The-Queen-Of-The-Winds-Part-one-of... 3w

AnnCrystal Thank you @lil1inblue 😉👍🏼✏️💝. 3w

AnnCrystal 😘 your so sweet @dabbe 😂, I love teaching art and craft, but I'm the worst at giving instructions 😂. I'm so happy when I can inspire someone to want to try something new. And I get giddy if I learn a new technique! Art and craft is pure magic 🪄🎨💝. Hope you enjoy the magic of crayon 🪄🖍️💝. 3w

dabbe @AnnCrystal 🤗😍😘 3w

julieclair I have never heard of crafting with pencil stubs! How do you use them? 2w

AnnCrystal @julieclair 🥳 my favorite is crafting them into little people by adding Wiggle eyes or making a clay sculpted head. OR making indoor chimes, adding the pencils with other upcycled bits to create theme. Give to dolls I make. If I make sure four are the same size, they make great legs, columns, or fence posts for miniatures.

Love arts and crafts 🐻👍🏼💝💝💝. 2w

julieclair I love how creative you are!!! 2w

AnnCrystal 🥰 😘 Thanks @julieclair I believe we all have our creative superpowers. If you create any pencil dolls, please tag me...would love to see them 😉👍🏼💝💝💝. 2w

julieclair I must admit your post sent me down a Pinterest rabbit hole… 2w

AnnCrystal @julieclair 👏🏼🥳 fun 💝💝💝. 2w

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Untitled | Unknown

#unrelated2books

“Washington envisioned a republic where power rested with the people and was not concentrated in the hands of a single individual.“

As an American Indigenous, I don't usually hoot for the founding fathers...due to the whole stolen land and genocide history...nevertheless, perhaps we all need to remind the suppressors

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AnnCrystal These people “who continuously preach their supposed patriotism“ remind them about how George Washington felt about America having a King.

If these suppressors used this level of enforcement against genuine, legitimately violent, criminals (immigrants and American born alike), this country could be truly grand.

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AnnCrystal Little t seems to be destroying our economy...why? What are his true plans????

🙏🏼🇺🇸🦅🇺🇲🌟❤️🤍💙.

🙏🏼🐻 #californiananncrystal

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GingerAntics PREACH 3w

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Texreader 👍🏻 3w

Jari-chan 👏✊✊ 3w

AnnCrystal @GingerAntics 🤔✌🏼💝. 3w

AnnCrystal @Texreader 🙏🏼😎✌🏼🇺🇸. 3w

AnnCrystal @Jari-chan ✊🏼😎✌🏼🇺🇸. 3w

AnnCrystal
#TroublingTimesinOurUSA

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Untitled | Unknown

I'm trying to understand how Little t could have issues with immigrants when he's first generation American by his mother, second by his father, and two of his three wives were man-made Americans.

How could Little t have hatred for immigrants?

If this is correct, this continues to make me wonder if he is using the immigration issue simply to take people's attention away from the gift he plans to give himself on his Birthday Jan. 14: Our America.

AnnCrystal It seems like Little t took control of our National Guard and is trying to exhaust our remaining warriors so that are defenses will be low???

#unrelated2books (edited) 4w

GingerAntics @AnnCrystal sounds about right! I will proudly be celebrating Obama Appreciation Day that day. I‘ll have to miss his coronation parade. 3w

dabbe Matt and I will be at our state capitol this Saturday celebrating #nokingsday ✊💙✊ 3w

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AnnCrystal @GingerAntics ✊🏼🇺🇸✌🏼. 3w

AnnCrystal Be safe @dabbe 🙏🏼🇺🇸✌🏼. 3w

dabbe @AnnCrystal We will be. 👍🏻🇺🇸✊🏻 3w

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AnnCrystal #HaikuHivecommunityLittenAnnCrystal 3w

Untitled | Unknown

Again, NOT tagging everyone because this is both political and supports feminism (sorry men, I know you aren't all in agreement with what's happening). ✌️

Not only many republicans voted for Little t, there were many, many men who cast their vote simply to keep a woman from becoming president.

Men betrayed the women in their lives, which has seemingly endangered us all... girls, women, journalists, two-spirited+, Mother Earth, immigrants, etc.👇

AnnCrystal
I don't even know why Little t' has issues with immigrants...he's first generation American by his mother, second by his father, and two of his three wives were immigrants.

AND I better stop myself now because I've began to ramble...

Note: I miscounted syllables last HaikuHive post, I triple counted this time... syllables are difficult to count when upset 😂🥺.

#HaikuADay #HaikuHive 🐝🪄📜✍🏼💖.

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TheBookHippie 🎯🎯🎯🎯 4w

AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie ✊😉✌️💝. 4w

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kspenmoll Yes! 🎯 4w

AnnCrystal @kspenmoll ✊🏼😉✌🏼💝 4w

GingerAntics ✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻 3w

lil1inblue 🎯 🎯 🎯 🎯 🎯 3w

dabbe YES! ✊💙✊ 3w

AnnCrystal @GingerAntics ✊🏼😉✌🏼💝. 3w

AnnCrystal @lil1inblue ✊🏼😉✌🏼💝. 3w

AnnCrystal @dabbe ✊🏼😉✌🏼💝. 3w

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I'll Be Right Here: A Novel

The Bewitching | Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Thank You @TheSpineView for creating this fun play-card & for the tag 💕🐎📚.

1- Haven't preordered in years. Just tried returning to mail ordering books, but waiting for their safe delivery drove me crazy 😂. While I WAS tempted to preorder the tagged book...I'm just going back to keeping a lookout for books wherever I may find them. Do miss having a bookstore, I use to have books preordered/ordered and held for me all the time.

👇

AnnCrystal
2- back when I did preorder, it would be by series first, then by favorite writers.

#Two4Tuesday

#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal
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TheSpineView You're welcome and thanks for playing! 🤩📘📚 4w

AnnCrystal @TheSpineView ☺️👍🏼📚💝. 4w

kspenmoll I belong to a pre-order bookclub at my local indie store. The last book I preordered was

AnnCrystal @kspenmoll 🆒 book looks interesting 📚💝. 4w

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National Geographic Kids Almanac 2024 (US edition) | National Geographic Kids

There's many different flags that I'm seeing during these LA protests. Curious, I seeked out this book from my bookshelf. It contains information about the flags of the world...A gift from my mom.

This is the first page that I opened to 🤔📜🌟❤️🤍💙.

Wanted to share In case anyone needs a quick reference sheet.

🙏🇺🇸🦅🇺🇲.

#californiananncrystal

AmyG ✊🏻 4w

AnnCrystal @AmyG ✊🥲✌️🙏🇺🇸🦅🇺🇲. 4w

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Untitled | Anonymous

🌟🐻👮👮‍♀️👮‍♂️🇺🇲🙏🇺🇸.
May St. Michael be with the Police Officers of the City of Angels.

#HaikuADay #HaikuHive 🐝🪄📜✍🏼💖.

I'm not tagging this one because it is both political and religious...and I've already posted a Haiku today.

🤬🥺😢🙏.

#HaikuHivecommunityLittenAnnCrystal

#fundthepolice

JenlovesJT47 💛🐝🖤 4w

AnnCrystal @JenlovesJT47 🐻🙏🐝💝. 4w

dabbe 🖤🐝🖤 4w

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julieclair My nephew is a police officer in NC. We stay glued to the TV - praying - when he works riots. 🙏 4w

AnnCrystal @dabbe 🐻🙏🐝💝. 4w

AnnCrystal @julieclair that must be so stressful! May your nephew always be safe 🙏👮‍♂️❤️🤍💙.

It was awful. These agitators trapped some Peace Officers under a bridge on a freeway, throwing boulders, fireworks, and other stuff at them (at least three Police cars were vandalized). They threw fireworks at Police Horses. They set bonfires and murdered trees. They called self-driving cars and destroyed them.

🌟🙏🇺🇸🦅🇺🇲 Hopefully Peaceful going forward. 4w

AnnCrystal Update: I miscounted! Violent has three syllables 👀🤫. 4w